Horse Racing Quiz No. 2

The original Horse Racing Quiz ran in the June 5-11, 2002, issue and was repeated in 2009. This new quiz branches out a bit, and some questions may have more than one right answer. It’s a horse of a different color—so sharpen your pencils!

1. The Nez Perce, led by Chief Joseph in 1877, were trying to outrun Gen. Oliver Howard in a race to freedom in Canada. They nearly made it and were captured 60 miles from the border. What type of horses were they riding?

a) Mustangs; b) Pintos; c) Appaloosas; d)Andalusians; e) Percherons

2. Which jockey won two of the Triple Crown races one year on two different horses?

7. A horse that has yet to win a race is said to be waiting to break his:

a) leg; b) record; c) office; d) handicap; e) maiden

8. They’re noted not for running but for performing highly-skilled feats of dressage. During World War II, they found themselves in a race for survival when advancing Russian forces were an imminent threat. But the Germans in their homeland reached an agreement with Gen. George Patton, and the horses became protected wards of the U.S. government. Which breed are they?